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Poster:	elbow1126	Date:	January 18, 2010 06:19:17am
Forum:	GratefulDead	Subject:	Re: Best shows ever poll?

I would be careful with using downloads here as a measure. What are called downloads are actually simply hits on the website and I think 3 or 4 of the top 5 on that list were featured in that "Spotlight Item" box in the upper lefthand corner of the GD homepage. Also the Barton vote seems to be split between 3 sources.

Personally I think this is kind of a silly exercise. You can't get a consensus opinion on the best show or for that matter best 10 shows from a single year and now we are supposed to figure out the best from a 30 year run? There are too many peaks in the mountain range that is the work of this band to try to figure out which one is the highest.

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Poster:	BVD	Date:	January 18, 2010 06:54:12am
Forum:	GratefulDead	Subject:	Re: Best shows ever poll?

A few that should be on any list...10/12/68, 12/5/71, 9/27/72 and 8/1/73.

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Poster:	DeadRed1971	Date:	January 18, 2010 09:34:39am
Forum:	GratefulDead	Subject:	Re: Best shows ever poll?

You're right about the Felt Forum 12/5/71 show. Shows move in and out of my ever-crowded iPod, but that one (SBD) never leaves.

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Poster:	DeadRed1971	Date:	January 18, 2010 09:40:44am
Forum:	GratefulDead	Subject:	Re: Best shows ever poll?

Same with the 12/7/71 show.